CWC, NCOE compete in cross country events

The CWC and NCOE cross country teams competed in the NCOE-hosted Dave Gray Invitational on Thursday.

The CWC and NCOE cross country teams competed in the NCOE-hosted Dave Gray Invitational on Thursday.

Bulldog runner Michael Brown finished first in the varsity race with a time 16:21 in the 2.9-mile course.

Levi Sork finished 19th for NCOE with a time of 19:32.

In the freshman/sophomore race, CWC was represented by Levi Jordan finishing second with a time of 18:42, Jacob Burnett in third with a time of 18:56, Mike Trail in fourth with a time of 19:17 and Eli Degenhardt in sixth with a time of 20:22.

NCOE was represented by Nolan Sutton finishing eighth with a time of 21:20 and Nate Glad in 11th with a time of 21:48.

NCOE was represented in the girls race by Riley Cozart finishing sixth with a time of 22:41 and Melanie Ellison in 27th with a time of 30:35.

In the junior high races, Carmi pulled out two first place finishes. In the seventh/eighth grade boys race, Colton Brown was first with a time of 13:48. Jacob Howard finished 11th for Carmi with a time of 15:49.

Runners for NCO in the seventh/eight grade race were Matt Long in second with a time of 14:02, Alex Mendoza in seventh with a time of 15:32, David Bradley in 15th with a time of 16:25, Eli Persinger in 18th with a time of 16:55, Trenton Verble in 22nd with a time of 18:17, Drew Inboden in 27th with a time of 21:09 and Will Travelstead in 29th with a time of 21:23.

In the seventh/eighth grade girls race, Carmi was represented by Eva Ochs in third with a time of 14:30, Abby Vaughan in fourth with a time of 14:42, Emma Joy Gray in 18th with a time of 17:06 and Autumn Schneider in 19th with a time of 17:19.

NCO was represented by Ashley Ellison in fifth with a time of 14:48, Baleigh Hall in 25th with a time of 18:16, MacKenzie Melton in 26th with a time of 18:44, Janessa Campbell in 27th with a time of 20:05, Morgan Wall in 28th with a time of 20:06, MaKeyla Healy in 34th with a time of 25:02 and Kennedy Cook in 36th with a time of 26:40.

NCO was represented in the boys fifth/sixth grade race by Brandon Skaggs in second with a time of 6:50, Houston Money in 13th with a time of 8:07, Spencer Taylor in 15th with a time of 8:25, Kyle Mendoza in 23rd with a time of 9:21, Bryce Jolley in 31st with a time of 10:47, Jadon Barton in 35th with a time of 11:20 and Collin Sexton in 36th with a time of 11:22.

Payton Dixon of Carmi was first in the girls fifth/sixth grade race with a time of 7:52. Carmi was also represented by Lily Wenzel who finished 10th with a time of 9:05.

NCO was represented in the fifth/sixth grade race by Abby Black in 17th with a time of 9:54, Jalyn Sharp in 20th with a time of 10:09, Kelsey Mendoza in 21st with a time of 10:12, Emily Cox in 23rd with a time of 10:35, Kristina Richards in 30th with a time of 11:32, Katie Buttry in 31st with a time of 11:33 and Madison Cozart in 34th with a time of 13:58.

The CWC high school boys also competed at Olney over the weekend.

Brown was eighth with a time of 17:12, Trail was 111th with a time of 19:55, Burnett was 115th with a time of 19:56, Jordan was 139th with a time of 20:34 and Degenhardt was 172nd with a time of 22:12.

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